The memorial
is to be found within St Giles Cathedral, Royal Mile, Edinburgh. It
takes the form of a marbled style frame with the Regimental insignia
across the top and the names of the men down the sides, the centre
piece depicts a south african scene with the Regiment. The bottom
section holds the inscription. The names have been sorted into order
here for ease of reading and research.

THE
ROYAL SCOTS (LOTHIAN REGIMENT).
[Extract from OUR REGIMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA by John Stirling, published
by Naval and Military Press Ltd]

THE 1st Battalion
Royal Scots sailed as corps troops, and when Sir William F. Gatacre’s
division was taken to ‘Natal, the Royal Scots, along with the
2nd Northumberland Fusiliers, 2nd Royal Irish Rifles, and part of
the Berkshire Regiment, were put under his command in the Queenstown
district. General Gatacre was never strong enough to do anything effective,
and his attempt at Stormberg (see 2nd Northumberland Fusiliers) ended
in one of the most severe defeats received by the British during the
war. The Royal Scots were not actually engaged that day. Part of the
battalion held the detraining-point at Molteno Station, and it has
been suggested that they should have been allowed to go out to the
assistance of their sorely-pressed comrades in their retreat. It is
to the credit of the Royal Scots that they did ask leave to go out.

At Cyphergat on
3rd January, and subsequently at various times in the Molteno-Dordrecht
district, the Royal Scots saw some fighting, and thus got invaluable
training for heavier work. After the occupation of Bloemfontein the
IIIrd Division had another mishap at Reddersburg, when 500 of the
Royal Irish Rifles were cut off and surrendered after a stand which
cannot be characterised as heroic. The general had then to demit his
office, and the division, such as it was, passed to General Chermside.
When Wepener was besieged the garrison included the Mounted Infantry
company of the Royal Scots, which had been doing good work under General
Brabant; and among the relieving forces were the IIIrd Division, which
included the 1st Royal Scots. The battalion was in action about Wakkerstroom,
in the Dewetsdorp neighbourhood (22nd and 24th April 1900), but this
was the only fighting they were to see for a long time. Wepener was
relieved on the 24th April 1900, after a defence which is one of the
brightest pieces of work in the history of the campaign. After the
relief of Wepener the battalion marched there, and for some months
remained in the south-east of the Orange River Colony. Pretoria had
been long occupied, and the IIIrd Division was still in the colony;
but when the final advance eastwards from Pretoria was begun the Royal
Scots were given a place.

On 25th August
1900 the battalion, about 1250 strong, was concentrated at Belfast.
They arrived in time to be of some assistance in the fighting which
preceded the battle of Bergendal on the 27th (see 2nd Rifle Brigade).

When General Buller
found the way to Lydenburg too difficult, a force under General Ian
Hamilton, which included an infantry brigade under Smith-Dorrien,
was ordered to march northwards from the railway on Buller’s
left flank, and so turn the worst positions.

The infantry brigade
was made up of the Royal Scots, 1st Royal Irish Regiment, and 1st
Gordons of Dargai and Florida fame.

On 3rd September
the force commenced its northward march through very mountainous country.
The enemy had to be cleared from a strong position, and this was done.
On the evening of the 5th the Royal Scots were selected to seize during
the night the mountain called Zwaggershoch, five miles from the bivouac.
The task was successfully accomplished, and this gave Ian Hamilton
control of an important pass and enabled him to help General Buller.
On the 8th September the forces of Buller and Hamilton attacked the
enemy’s main position near Lydenburg. The Royal Scots did well,
and won the praises of the generals.

On the 9th Ian
Hamilton’s force started on the return journey to Belfast; thence
they marched to Koomati Poort over many lofty mountains. Koomati Poort
was reached at 10.30 P.M. on 24th September, and at that place and
Barberton the Royal Scots remained some time.

Thirteen officers
and 16 non-commissioned officers and men were mentioned in Lord Roberts’
final despatch.

From the autumn
of 1900 to the close of the war the battalion operated in the Eastern
Transvaal, some portion generally doing garrison work and some companies
trekking. During part of 1901 Colonel Douglas had command of a column
which included 700 men of the Royal Scots. The column operated in
the neighbourhood of the Delagoa line. On 16th May 1901 the Boers
were found to be holding a strong position at Bermondsey which had
to be taken. Their flanks were protected by precipices, but a company
of the Royal Scots with great difficulty eventually got round the
Boer right, and the position was then captured. Early in 1902 some
companies were with Colonel Park in a column which made some useful
captures. At the close of the campaign the battalion was doing garrison
work about Balmoral and Middelburg.

If in the earlier
stages of the war this fine old Regiment did not get much chance to
distinguish itself, it is at least satisfactory to know that for over
two years it did good, if not very showy, work, making no mistakes,
and keeping out of all “regrettable incidents.” At Lydenburg
and Bermondsey the officers and men engaged showed that the Regiment
is worthy of its past.

In Lord Kitchener’s
despatch of 8th July 1901, 3 officers and 4 men were commended for
gallantry at Bermondsey, Lieutenant Price being recommended for the
V.C. Several other mentions were gained by the Regiment during the
latter phase of the war; some of these went to the Mounted Infantry
companies, which continued to do fine work throughout. In Lord Kitchener’s
final despatch 4 officers and 6 non-commissioned officers and men
were mentioned.

IN
AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS,
NON COMMISIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE
ROYAL SCOTS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA
DURING THE BOER WAS 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902
ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES

ALLEN

C

Private
5695, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 19th May 1901
at Pretoria.

Private
5880, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 26th November
1900 at Thaba N'chu.

BRAND

J

Private
3509, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 13th April 1900
at Deelfontein.

BROADLEY

Thomas
Stephen Charles William

Captain,
1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of enteric 18th February 1900
at Sterkstroom. Aged 32.

Extract
from The Last Post - Roll of Officers who fell in South Africa
1899-1902 by Mildred G Dooner, published by Naval and Military
Press:

Broadley.
- Capt. Thomas Stephen Charles William Broadley, 1st Batt. Royal
Scots, died of enteric at Sterkstroom, Feb. 18th, 1900. He was
born in Jan. 1868, educated at Eton (Mr. Dalton’s), and
entered the Royal Scots from the 4th Batt. Middlesex Regt., Jan.,
1890, being promoted lieut. April, 1893, and capt. Feb., 1897.
He accompanied his battalion to South Africa in Oct., 1899, and
served with it in the north of Cape Colony.

BROWN

G

Lance
Corporal, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots.

BUTLER

C

Private
4051, 1st Battalion (Mounted Infantry), Royal Scots. Died of disease
13th April 1901 at WarringhmsPst.

CARTER

H

Private
5463, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 17th March 1900
at Sterkstroom.

Extract
from The Last Post - Roll of Officers who fell in South Africa
1899-1902 by Mildred G Dooner, published by Naval and Military
Press:

Drysdale.
- Lieut. Robert Drysdale, 1st Batt. Royal Scots. This officer
was first reported missing at Slabbert’s Nek Aug. 31st,
1901. A Court of Enquiry assembled, and on investigating the circumstances
came to the conclusion that Lieut. Drysdale had been killed on
the date mentioned. He was born Oct., 1876, entered the Royal
Scots Feb., 1897, being promoted lieut. April, 1899. He had served
from Nov. 1899, with his battalion, first in the north of Cape
Colony afterwards in the O.R.C. and Transvaal.

DUDGEON

J

[Sergeant
on memorial] Private 3327, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of
disease 29th January 1900 at Sterkstroom.

EAGLE

J

[Drummer
on memorial] Private 5192, 1st Battalion (Mounted Infantry), Royal
Scots. Died of disease 16th January 1901 at Vrede.

Extract
from The Last Post - Roll of Officers who fell in South Africa
1899-1902 by Mildred G Dooner, published by Naval and Military
Press:

Macgregor.
- Major Robert Lipton Macgregor, 1st Batt. Royal Scots, died at
Nooitgedacht, April 2nd, 1901. He was born April, 1862, and entered
his Regiment May, 1882, being promoted capt. June, 1890, and major
Oct., 1900. He served in the Bechuanaland Expedition under Sir
Charles Warren, 1884-85, with the 1st Batt. Royal Scots, also
in the operations in Zululand in 1888. Major Macgregor, who had
been serving with the 2nd battalion in India, was posted on his
promotion in Oct., 1900, to the 1st battalion, and proceeding
to South Africa served there up to the time of his death.

MARKS

T

Corporal
5101, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Dangerously wounded accidentally
28th March 1902 at Balmoral, died of thosewounds 29th March 1902.

MARTIN

W
H

Lance
Sergeant 5269, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 10th
October 1901 at Middelburg.

MARTYN

S

Private
3680, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 24th January
1902 at Pretoria.

MASSEY

H

Corporal
4130, 1st Battalion (Mounted Infantry), Royal Scots. Died of disease
11th August 1901 at Warmbaths.

MAY

A
C

Private
6663, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 20th August
1901 at Middelburg.

McCORMACK

J

Private,
1st Battalion, Royal Scots.

McDOWELL

R

Corporal,
1st Battalion, Royal Scots.

McGREGOR

J

Colour
Sergeant 4108, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 2nd
November 1901 at Winburg.

McIVER

J

Private
5032, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 27th December
1900 at Standerton.

[Listed
as Lance Corporal on memorial] Private 2507, 1st Battalion, Royal
Scots. Died of disease at sea 14th March 1900.

MUNRO

J

Private
2254, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 27th April 1901
at Wynberg.

MURRAY

J

Private
6410, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 18th February
1901 at Barberton.

MURRAY

W

Private
6609, 1st Battalion (Mounted Infantry), Royal Scots. Died of disease
4th March 1901 at Pretoria.

NEAL

C

[Listed
as Neall in The Boer War Casualty Roll 1899-1902] Private 6886,
1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 17th January 1901
at Middelburg. Resident Oakham, Rutland. See also Oakham
Church

OGLESBY

E

Private
5606, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 29th January
1900 at Sterkstroom.

OWEN

H

Private
4755, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 16th January
1901 at Barberton.

PARK

A

Private
1842, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of alcoholism 19th July
1901 at Middelburg.

PIKE

W

Private
7000, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 26th November
1901 at Middelburg.

POCOCK

G

Private,
1st Battalion, Royal Scots.

PRATT

G

Private
4776, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 17th March 1900
at Sterkstroom.

PRESTON

John
Starkie

Second
Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of enteric fever
27th June 1900 at Dewetsdorp. Aged 21. Born 14th June 1879. Son
of J. Preston, of Mearbeck House, near Leeds. Educated Haileybury,
Hertfordshire. Buried in English Common Cemetery, Dewetsdorp.
Also listed on Haileybury
School Memorial

Extract
from The Last Post - Roll of Officers who fell in South Africa
1899-1902 by Mildred G Dooner, published by Naval and Military
Press:

Preston.
- 2nd Lieut. John Starkie Preston, 1st Batt. Royal Scots, died
of enteric at Dewetsdorp, June 27th, 1900. He was the son of J.
Preston, Esq., of Mearbeck House, near Leeds, was born in June,
1879, and educated at Haileybury. He entered the Royal Scots from
the 3rd Batt. East Lancashire Regt. in Oct., 1899. 2nd Lieut.
Preston served in South Africa with his battalion from the commencement
of the war in the north of Cape Colony and afterwards in the O.R.C.

PURSER

H

Private
3776, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 2nd January
1902 at Pretoria.

Private
3174, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 8th May 1900
at Tammersberg Drift.

STEWART

J

Private,
1st Battalion, Royal Scots.

TAYLOR

J

Sergeant
3329, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 25th June 1900
at Wepener.

TRUSS

F

Private
7085, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 6th June 1901
at Waterval Onder.

TWYFORD,
DSO

Ernest
Henry Samuel

Major,
1st Battalion, ROyal Scots. Killed in action 13th April 1901 at
Bafontein. Aged 37. Awarded Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)
in 1901.

Extract
from The Last Post - Roll of Officers who fell in South Africa
1899-1902 by Mildred G Dooner, published by Naval and Military
Press:

Twyford.
— Major Ernest Henry Samuel Twyford, D.S.O., p.s.c., 1st
Batt. Royal Scots, was killed in action at Badfontein, in the
Lydenburg district, April 13th, 1901. He was born Oct., 1863,
and entered the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in Dec., 1883, being
promoted lieut. Nov., 1887, capt. March, 1894, major April, 1899,
and was transferred to the 1st Batt. Royal Scots in Feb., 1901.
He had held the position of adjutant, Scottish Rifles, from Nov.,
1887-91. He served with the Chin Lushai Expeditionary Force as
transport officer in 1889, receiving the medal with clasp. In
the South African War he was with the 2nd Batt. Scottish Rifles
in the Natal Field Force, and was present at the battle of Colenso,
the engagements at Spion Kop and Vaal Kranz, in the operations
on the Tugela from Feb. 14th-27th, 1900, including the fighting
at Pieter’s Hill (severely wounded) and the relief of Ladysmith,
being mentioned in despatches. Major Twyford also took part in
the subsequent operations in the Transvaal, and was awarded the
D.S.O., L.G., April 19th, 1901. When killed he was on his way
to join the 1st Batt. Royal Scots, to which he had been appointed
as second in command.

WALLACE

S

Private
2230, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 1st May 1900
at Nauwpoort.

WATKINS

S

Private
3733, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 2630th August
1900 at Middelburg.

WATSON

J

Private
6599, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 7th November
1900 at Germiston.

WHITELEY

J

Private
4162, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots. Died of disease 13th February
1901 at Waterval Onder.

WILLIAMSON

A

Lance
Corporal, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots.

WILSON

J

Private,
1st Battalion, Royal Scots.

WILSON

W

Private
5883, 1st Battalion (Mounted Infantry), Royal Scots. Died of disease
2nd January 1901 at Vrede.